The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday announced that copies of the Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs) of the justices can be requested online.
Lawyer and SC spokesperson Camille Ting told reporters that after the request is made and transmitted to the Clerk of Court En Banc, “it will be the Supreme Court En Banc who will decide whether they will release the SALNs or not depending on the grounds and justifications that you will be writing.”
She added that privacy concerns must also be considered and that approval from the bank is needed.
Ting said that requests must be made in writing using the SALN/PDS/CV Request Form available on the SC website and must state the specific purpose for which the information is sought. Meanwhile, media requests must include proof of media affiliation and accreditation.
At present, the judiciary is currently updating its rules and forms on access to information, she added.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Faustino Dy III has reconstituted the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) Review and Compliance Committee of the House of Representatives, pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act 6713 and consistent with the Speaker’s earlier statements regarding revisiting the House’s guidelines on the release of SALNs.
Dy also also released his SALN to the media yesterday, following earlier commitments to make his SALN public.
The Speaker said that lawmakers’ SALNs used to be open to public inspection and that Congress should consider returning to that practice.
“In our time, our SALN was open for the public to see,” he said.
In a memorandum order dated October 20, 2025, Dy designated Deputy Speaker and South Cotabato 2nd District Rep. Ferdinand Hernandez as Chairperson of the Committee, with Iloilo 3rd District Rep. Lorenz Defensor and Marikina 2nd District Rep. Romero Federico Quimbo as Vice Chairpersons.
The members of the Committee include TGP Party-list Rep. Jose Teves Jr., Tarlac 2nd District Rep. Maria Cristina Angeles, Quezon 1st District Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga, Ilocos Norte 2nd District Rep. Angelo Barba, and Dinagat Islands Lone District Rep. Arlene Bag-ao.
The reconstitution of the SALN Committee follows the Speaker’s statement last week that the House will review its rules on the public disclosure of members’ SALNs to ensure transparency and accountability.
The Isabela lawmaker also told a radio interview on Wednesday, when asked if he was willing to release his SALN, “if necessary, of course, we lead by example.”
